Campaign ignites urgency for public access to national sex offenders register
Ian Cameron has launched a 30-day campaign to identify convicted sexual offenders using verified public court records, as questions grow over delays in making the National Register for Sex Offenders accessible to the public.
A new campaign is urging for greater transparency and public access to the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) in South Africa, as the register remains inaccessible to the public despite the government's commitment to make it more accessible. Portfolio Committee on Police Chairperson Ian Cameron has launched a 30-day campaign, publishing one verified conviction, name, and photograph of a sexual offender each day, using information from public court records.
The campaign aims to expose the gap between information available through courts and the public's limited access to the register. The NRSO is intended to record people convicted of sexual offences against children and other vulnerable people, but the register is generally not open to the public. The issue has been under consideration by the Justice Department for over a year, with the Minister stating that a law of general application would be required to make the register public, but no clear timeline has been provided for the amendments to be finalised.
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